UPDATE: Fortnite is back
Dec 29, 2021, 4:45 PM | Updated: 5:05 pm
The Epic Games Inc. Fortnite: Battle Royale video game is seen in the App Store on an Apple Inc. iPhone displayed for a photograph in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 10, 2018. Fortnite, the hit game that's denting the stock prices of video-game makers after signing up 45 million players, didn't really take off until it became free and a free-for-all. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
CARY, North Carolina — Battle royale game Fortnite experienced an eight-hour outage today.
The game’s own Twitter account dedicated to tracking the game’s service reported the outage began having issues this morning, but has since been resolved.
Fortnite game servers are back online and the Winterfest continues! ❄️
We appreciate everyone’s understanding as we worked to resolve these issues and we’ll have more details next week on what we’re doing to help you make up for lost time. pic.twitter.com/ruLmG4xHgk
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) December 29, 2021
The Verge is reporting players were seeing a message that said “You do not have permission to play Fortnite.”
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